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SAINT JOAN by George Bernard Shaw

Shaw's SAINT JOAN is the story of a simple country girl, Joan of Lorraine, who becomes the catalyst for a unified France, out of its many fractious independent territories. Propelled by saintly voices that only she can hear, she persuades the timid Dauphin to give her command of the French forces, and defeats the invading English army. In the ensuing power struggle, she is accused of heresy and witchcraft by Church authorities. She is tried, imprisoned and burned at the stake. She was exonerated of these charges in 1456; and declared a Saint in 1920. Shaw's play, based largely on the transcript of her trial, is thought by many to be his masterpiece.

SAINT JOAN is directed by ShawChicago's Artistic Director Robert Scogin and is part of our 20th Anniversary Season.